To evaluate a theory using evidence, sociologists
a. gather data or facts.
b. accept the conventional wisdom of their society.
c. are guided by their personal feelings about the issue.
d. look to the past for guidance.
a
You might also like to view...
Bob is an elderly man who has no family. He can't afford to move out of the city. He represents the __________
A) mentally ill B) trapped C) downtrodden D) disheveled
In a two-way analysis, the result for a variable, averaging across the levels of the other grouping variable, is known as:
A) a main effect B) a marginal effect C) an interaction effect D) a grouping effect
People in __________ are more likely to have realized the benefits of industrialization than people in __________, who bear the brunt of environmental degradation.
A) poor nations; India and the Maldives B) the U.S.; the U.K. C) affluent nations; poor nations D) China; the U.S.
In a recent study on modern racism, the most commonly endorsed explanation for the continuing Black-White inequality was that ______.
A. Black Americans lacked the ability to learn B. Black Americans lacked the motivation to pull themselves out of poverty C. Black Americans aren't provided with the education it takes to rise out of poverty D. discrimination against Black Americans is too strong E. Blacks take too much advantage of affirmative action